Privacy Policy

LAST UPDATE11/10/2022
 

NOTE: The We're Forked Up Privacy Notice has been updated. Please  review the updated Privacy Notice carefully before using We're Forked Up Services.

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This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes the privacy practices of  We're Forked Up, LLC and/or its subsidiary and affiliated  entities (“We're Forked Up,” “we” or “us”) with regard to Services where this Notice is posted. 

This Notice explains how we collect, use, and share information about  users who interact with our websites, applications, our content on  connected televisions, or other interactive services that link to or  reference this Privacy Notice (“Services”). This Notice does not apply  to our collection of information from other features, services, or  sources (unless specifically stated), or to third parties that provide  information to We're Forked Up.

By accessing and using the Services, you agree to our collection and  use of your information in the manner described in this Notice. If you  disagree with the terms of this Notice, you should not use the Services.

This Notice explains:

1. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF THE NOTICE
2. TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM OR ABOUT YOU
3. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
4. WHEN WE SHARE INFORMATION
5. CHOICES YOU HAVE REGARDING THE COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
6. HOW WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
7. ADDITIONAL PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
8. ADDITIONAL PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR NEVADA RESIDENTS
9. HOW WE PROTECT CHILDREN’S INFORMATION
10. HOW WE MAINTAIN AND SECURE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
11. THIRD-PARTY SITES, SERVICES, AND FEATURES
12. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE
13. UPDATES TO THE NOTICE
14. HOW YOU CAN CONTACT US

The Services are operated in the United States and are intended for  users located in the United States. The Services are therefore governed  by and operated in accordance with the laws of the United States. If you  are located outside of the United States, please be aware that  information you provide to us or that we obtain as a result of your use  of the Services will be collected in the United States and/or  transferred to the United States and will be subject to U.S. law.

By using the Services and/or providing us with information, you (a)  consent to the transfer and/or processing of any information to and in  the United States, (b) acknowledge that U.S. law may provide a lower  standard of protection for information than the laws of your location,  (c) understand that we will collect, transfer, store, process and share  your information from or about you in accordance with this Notice and  U.S. law.

When you interact with the Services, we collect information that directly identifies you (
i.e., information that would allow someone to identify you or  contact you, such as your full name, postal address, e-mail address, or  telephone number), as well as information about your use of the  Services. Below we describe the different types of information we  collect from you and the devices you use when you interact with the  Services.

Information you provide to us: Some of the  Services may permit you to enter contact information and other  information about yourself and others. We collect and store any  information you enter through the Services. For example, you may  provide:

• your name, postal address, e-mail address, phone number, profile  picture, birthday, or other information, such as when you register with  our Services, create or edit your user profile, sign up to receive  newsletters, or enter in a contest or sweepstakes;
• certain demographic information, such as your age, gender, or income bracket, when you participate in a survey or poll;
• information in postings, comments, or forums (such as chat rooms,  message boards, or similar public forums) within the Services, and in  non-public messages you send to other users of the Services;
• nutrition and dietary preference information when you search for recipes within the Services;
• your first and last name, your address, and your credit card and  billing information if you purchase of a product at the We're Forked Up  or subscribe to one of We're Forked Up paid Services; or
• your e-mail address, communications, and files when you send to us a  message by e-mail, through our Customer Support portal, or through  other communication services.

Information we collect automatically from your devices: When you interact with the Services, certain information about your use  of the Services is automatically collected. This information includes  information about the devices used to access the Services, such as  Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, your device ID and other unique device  identifiers, mobile network information, information about how the  device is interacting with our Services, hardware model, and the type  and version of your device’s operating system or web browser. We also  collect information about how you use our Services, such as pages viewed  and the order of such pages, content (including video content) or  advertising you view within the Services; the length of time you  interact with the Services; search queries entered within the Services;  error logs; websites and other services you visit before and after  visiting a We're Forked Up site; and other similar information. Much of this  information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and other  tracking technologies. Please see our Tracking Technologies Notice for further information, including your choices in relation to the use of these technologies.

Information from Social Media Networks and Other Third Parties: When you use certain features of the Services, you may give us  permission to access information about you from services offered by  third parties, including social media networks. For example, you may  choose to register on our websites by using a social media account, or  you may use a social media function on our Services such as a “share”  button. Doing that allows us to obtain information from the social media  platform. That information could include your friends or contacts,  profile picture, birth date, gender, people/sites you follow, or other  profile-related information, as well as any other information you have  opted to share. The information we obtain from social media networks  depends on your account/privacy settings with those third parties and  those third-parties’ privacy policies, so be sure to check those  policies and to adjust your settings to meet your preferences.

We may also obtain information about you from other third-party  sources, such as our partners and advertisers, interactive applications  offered through our services (such as embedded video players), and  commercially available sources such as data aggregators and public  databases. We may combine the information we receive from third parties  with information we collect through the Services.

Location Information: We collect  general information about your location through the Services, such as  the city, state, and/or zip code associated with your IP Address. If you  agree, we may collect more specific location information that is  provided through the GPS functionality on your mobile device used to  access the Services. That location information is used to present  information and advertising that is of relevance to you in your  geographic area and to allow you to take advantage of certain features  of the Services such as tailoring live class schedules to your time zone  or providing you with local grocery store options for recipe ingredient  delivery. If you grant permission for us to collect more specific GPS  location information, you can disable such access through your mobile  device settings.

Information You Provide About Others: If  you send someone else a communication using the Services, such as  sending content to a friend, the information you provide (names, e-mail  addresses, etc.) is used to facilitate the communication and is not used  for any other marketing purpose unless we obtain consent from that  person or we explicitly say otherwise in accordance with applicable  legal requirements. Please be aware that when you use any  send-to-a-friend functionality on our Services, your e-mail address may  be included in the communication you send.

We use the information we collect to provide and improve the  Services; to communicate with you; to deliver advertising; and to  develop and provide additional products, features, and offerings, as  explained in more detail below.

, for example to:

• Fulfill your requests for products, services, or information;
• Process your payments and ship your products;
• Enable your access to the Services and participation in special  features of the Services, such as recipe boxes, surveys, polls, and  message boards;
• Provide technical and other support, including to understand and resolve technical issues with the Services;
• Send you service-related communications;
• Display user-generated content; and
• Process your entries into sweepstakes, contests or promotions.

, including to:

• Provide customer service support or respond to your inquiries, requests and comments;
• Send you electronic newsletters or enter you into sweepstakes or contests; and
• Provide you legal notices or other notices with respect the Services, including service-related communications.

, including to:

• Analyze patterns in the use of the Services, study site traffic, and  understand customer needs and trends to improve our Services and  develop new ones;
• Provide you with a customized product experience, including viewing and other content recommendations;
• Send you personalized newsletters, surveys, and information about  products, services and promotions offered by us, our partners, and other  organizations with which we work;
• Customize the content on the Services based on your activities and interests;
• Create profiles about you, including adding and combining  information we obtain from third parties, which may be used for  analytics, marketing and advertising; and
• Use inferences about your preferences and interests for any and all of the above purposes.

, including to:

• Send you newsletters, promotional e-mails, surveys, and information  about products, services and promotions offered by us, our partners, and  other organizations with which we work;
• Customize advertising that our third-party partners deliver on the Services (e.g., personalized third-party advertising);
• Create and update inferences about you and audience segments that  can be used for targeted advertising and marketing on the Services,  third party services and platforms, and mobile apps;
• Create profiles about you, including adding and combining  information we obtain from third parties, which may be used for  analytics, marketing, and advertising; and
• Measure the placement, frequency, efficacy, and compliance of advertising and ad impressions.

including:

• Monitor, prevent, and detect fraud, such as through verifying your identity;
• Combat spam or other malware or security risks;
• Monitor, enforce, and improve the security of our Services;
• Comply with any applicable procedures, laws, and regulations,  subpoenas, governmental requests or legal process, or in connection with  a legal investigation, if in our good faith opinion such is required or  permitted by law; and
• Establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (e.g., to enforce  compliance with our Terms of Use, Visitor Agreements, Privacy Policies,  or other contracts or legal rights).

Please note that all of the information we collect about you may be  combined together in order to facilitate all of the above purposes.

We may disclose the information we collect as described below and supplemented by our Tracking Technologies Notice. By accessing and using the Services, you consent to our sharing practices, as described in this Notice, and subject to any choices you have made.

Third-party service providers: We engage  third-party service providers to perform a variety of services and  functions on our behalf, such as customer support, administering our  promotions, marketing or promotional assistance, data analytics, online  advertising, technology services and platforms, processing payments, and  other services.

The We're Forked Up family of companies:  We may  share information about you within the family of We're Forked Up companies,  including our subsidiary and affiliated companies and joint venture  partners, to provide and improve our products and services, as well as  to provide you with information about products or services that may  interest you.

Sweepstakes, contests & promotions: When  you register or enter a promotion, sweepstakes, or contest through our  Services, we may share the information you provide for such purposes  with authorized third-party service providers (as described above),  participating sponsors, and advertising partners. Further, by entering  any promotion, you are agreeing to the official rules that govern that  promotion, which may require you to take certain actions, including,  except where prohibited by law, allowing We're Forked Up and/or the sponsor(s)  of the promotion to use and publicly release your name, voice, and/or  likeness in advertising or marketing associated with the promotion.  Please review the relevant promotion, sweepstakes, or contest rules for  more information.

Business partners: We may share information  with third parties with whom we have business relationships, such as  our co-promotional partners, advertisers, ad networks, and data  marketing services, for purposes such as offering products and services  that may interest you.

Business transfer: In the event we go  through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy,  reorganization, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, or a  diligence process in connection with a potential business transaction,  the information we collect and maintain may be disclosed, sold, or  transferred as part of that transaction. If such transfer is subject to  additional restrictions under applicable laws, we will comply with such  restrictions.

Legal requirements and protection of Services and users:  We will disclose the information we collect where we have a good faith  belief that such disclosure is: (a) required by law (or to respond to  subpoenas, warrants, government requests, or similar process served on  us); (b) pursuant to our DMCA notice and take-down policy and  procedures; and/or (c) necessary to protect or defend our legal rights  or property, our Services, you, or other third parties, or ensure the  safety and security of our Services, systems, and of our customers or  the general public.

With your consent: We may share or disclose  information about you if you ask or authorize us to do so, including by  intentionally interacting with third-parties on our sites.  Additionally, when you choose to share information in a public forum,  that information may be seen or collected by anyone, including third  parties that do not adhere to our Privacy Notice. We are not responsible  for events arising from the distribution of any information you choose  to share publicly through our Services.

Aggregate information: We may aggregate  and/or de-identify information such that it is no longer linked to you  or your device. This Notice does not limit our ability to disclose  aggregated or de-identified information that is not linked to you. We  may use and disclose such information to our partners, advertisers, and  any other third parties in our discretion.

You have many choices regarding how we use and share your information. These choices are described in more detail below.

Subscription and Registration Services: The  Services may include subscription and registration management tools  that allow you to make changes regarding your preferences for receiving  communications. Regardless of whether these tools are available through  the Services, you may contact us as at contact@wereforkedup.com if you: (a) have questions or comments about this Notice; (b) wish to  make corrections to the information you have provided to us; (c) want to  opt-out from receiving future commercial correspondence, including  e-mails, from us (we may continue to send you transactional messages  such as responding to your inquiries or notices of updates to this  Notice); or (d) do not want us to share information that identifies you  with third parties for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes.

We will respond to your request and, if applicable and appropriate,  make the requested change in our active databases as soon as reasonably  practicable. Please note:

• you may be required to verify your identity to make certain changes;
• we may not be able to fulfill certain requests while allowing you access to certain benefits and features of our Services;
• it is not always possible to completely change, remove, or delete  all information about you from our databases for legal and other  reasons; and
• we generally do not remove public postings you may have made on the Services, such as in forums or blogs.

E-mail communications: In connection with  certain features on the Services, we may allow you to set your  preferences for receiving e-mail communications from us (such as  agreeing to some communications but not others). In other instances, you  may “opt out” of receiving future commercial e-mail communications from  us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link or following the other  instructions included at the bottom of most e-mails we send, provided,  however, we reserve the right to continue to send you transactional  e-mails, such as customer service communications and shipping  confirmations.

Targeted advertising: To find out more  about our advertising and how to opt out of receiving interest-based  advertising from companies that participate in the Digital Advertising  Alliance, please see our Tracking Technologies Notice.

Mobile device location information: If you  access the Services through a mobile device and you do not want your  device to provide us with specific, GPS location-tracking information,  either do not agree to allow your device to share this information with  us or disable the GPS or other location-tracking functions on your  device. Your device manufacturer should provide instructions on how to  disable GPS or other location-tracking functions. If you initially  consent to the collection of location information, you can subsequently  stop our collection of location information at any time by changing the  preferences on your mobile device or by uninstalling the application  from your mobile device.

Like many companies, we use cookies and other tracking technologies  on our Services. For detailed information about the tracking  technologies we use, how we use those technologies, and additional  options you have regarding the use of those technologies, please visit  our Tracking Technologies Notice. Additionally, as more fully explained  in that Tracking Technologies Notice,  your browser or device may include “Do Not Track” functionality. Our  information collection and disclosure practices, and the choices that we  provide, will continue to operate as described in this Notice and the  related Tracking Technologies Notice, whether or not a Do Not Track  signal is received.

If you are a California resident, California law requires us to  provide you with some additional information regarding the “personal  information” (as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act  (“CCPA”)) we collect from and about you, and your rights with respect to  your personal information. You can find this additional information in  our California Privacy Notice .

Under Nevada law, Nevada residents who have purchased goods or  services from us may opt out of the “sale” of “covered information” (as  such terms are defined under Nevada law) for monetary consideration. In  some circumstances, we may share your information with certain third  parties that we believe can provide you with offers and promotions for  products and services of interest to you. This sharing may qualify as a  sale under Nevada law. If you are a Nevada resident who has purchased  goods or services from us, you may submit a request to opt out of  “sales” activity emailing us at contact@wereforkedup.com
Please note we may take reasonable steps to verify your identity and the authenticity of the request.

In General.

Most of the We're Forked Up are directed to adults and not  intended for use by children under the age of eighteen (18). On those We're Forked Up, we do not allow children to provide their “personal  information” (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy  Protection Act or “COPPA”).

If you have any questions about our practices with respect to  children’s privacy or to request that we delete personal information  provided by your child, please contact us at:  contact@wereforkedup.com

We maintain the information we collect for as long as necessary to  provide the Services, for so as long as reasonably required to satisfy  the purpose for which you submitted the information or our business  purposes, or as required by law.

We take technical and organizational security measures to protect  your information against accidental or unlawful destruction or  accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.  However, no method of transmission over the internet, and no means of  electronic or physical storage, is absolutely secure. As such, you  acknowledge and accept that we cannot guarantee the security of your  information transmitted to, through, or on our Services or via the  Internet and that any such transmission is at your own risk.

If you create an account or register with any of our Services, you  are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password at all  times.

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., online  stores that offer products for purchase), third-party plug-ins (e.g.,  social-sharing buttons), and third-party features (e.g., banner  advertisements). These third-party services may collect information from  or about you when you interact with them, and in some cases, they may  track your activity, including through the use of cookies or other  tracking technologies, without you needing to interact with them. We are  not responsible for the content or practices of such third parties, and  their collection, use, and disclosure of your information will be  subject to their privacy policies, and not this Notice. We urge you to  read the privacy and security policies of these third parties.

This Notice and all disputes arising hereunder or relating hereto  shall be governed by, and will be construed under, the laws of the State  of New York, without regard to choice of law principles. Those who  choose to access the Services from locations outside the United States  do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with  local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable. By using the  Services, you agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute not  subject to any applicable arbitration clause in our Terms of Use or  Visitor Agreement shall be the state and federal courts located in New  York.

We may change this Notice from time to time as our services,  technology, and legal obligations change. If we make changes, we will  post the updated Notice and revise the “Last Updated” date. Any changes  will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Notice, and  your continued use of the Services after that date will indicate your  consent to any changes, unless applicable law requires us to provide  another form of notice and/or seek your agreement to such changes.

For any questions or complaints regarding this Notice or We're Forked Up privacy practices, please contact us at: contact@wereforkedup.com

This Privacy Notice for California residents supplements the We're Forked Up.  This Notice applies to website visitors, app users, and customers in  California. This Notice gives California residents additional  information about our information collection and use practices required  by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), and also  provides California residents with specific privacy rights.

This following chart provides information about the categories of  personal information that we collect, the purposes for which we use the  information, the sources of the information, and the categories of third  parties to whom we disclose the information for business purposes.